‘It’s still a serious condition’: Specialist on Biden’s COVID-19
- Dr. Amesh Adalja says the president is high-risk
- Biden tested positive for COVID-19 this week
- Doctor says new variants should be taken seriously
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(NewsNation) — An infectious disease specialist says President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 diagnosis needs to be taken “very seriously.”
Dr. Amesh Adalja of Johns Hopkins University told “NewsNation Now” that despite being vaccinated and boosted, the 81-year-old Biden fits into the demographic of people that tend to be hospitalized or die from COVID-19.
“It will be very important to monitor his symptoms to make sure that he doesn’t have a bad bout with it,” Adalja said. “The fact is, though, that he’s had a couple bouts with this already, it’s unlikely that he’s going to have a severe case, but you have to be prepared for that.”
Adalja also said that high-risk people should avoid crowded indoor places, especially with the new variants.
“We’re kind of at a new normal with it, but it’s still going to kill tens of thousands of people,” Adalja said.
